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- SB 420· Filed Jul 10, 2025Super Health Centers in All Cities and Municipalities Act
The proposal would build at least one fully equipped primary‑care clinic in every city and municipality, staffed by local health workers, to provide 24‑hour basic medical services, medicines, and vaccines, funded annually from the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Alan Peter "Compañero" S. Cayetano - SB 575· Filed Jul 14, 2025Healthy Buhay at Hanapbuhay Para Sa Guro Act
The bill would give all elementary and secondary teachers—both public and private—a set of health benefits, including free hospital wards, expanded PhilHealth coverage, subsidies for private‑hospital care, a 10% discount on medicines, and up to five days of mental‑health leave each year, with the costs to be paid from the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 156· Filed Jul 7, 2025Health Courses Expansion Act of 2025
The bill would make all public universities and colleges in the Philippines add nursing, medical technology, dentistry, pharmacy and other health‑related degree programs, especially in areas that lack doctors and nurses.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 421· Filed Jul 10, 2025Health Centers in All Barangays Act
The bill would require every barangay in the Philippines to set up a health center within three years, with local governments providing funding and staffing the centers with at least a doctor, nurse and dentist.
Pending in the committeeSen. Alan Peter "Compañero" S. Cayetano - SB 1023· Filed Aug 6, 2025Exapnded Magna Carta of Public Health Workers Act
The proposed law would broaden who counts as a public health worker, raise entry‑level salaries for doctors and nurses, and add several new allowances (risk, rice, clothing, hazard, subsistence) plus a loss‑of‑earnings benefit, with the cost paid from sin‑tax revenues.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2194· Filed May 26, 2026Healthcare Information of Patients in a Centralized Accessible Records Exchange (Health-Care) Act
The Health‑CARE Act proposes a single, secure national electronic health record system that all public and private health providers can use, giving patients rights to view, correct, limit, and delete their data while imposing strict security and privacy rules.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1204· Filed Aug 18, 2025Lingap Gamot Resistensya Pack Para Sa Nakatatandang Pinoy Act
The bill proposes that the government give free maintenance medicines, vitamins, and supplements to every senior citizen who is registered, listed in their barangay health center, has a primary health provider, and holds a recent prescription.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 22· Filed Jul 2, 2025Allied Health Scholarship and Service Act
The bill creates a scholarship that pays for all costs of studying an allied‑health course, and requires recipients to work in a public health facility for as many years as they received funding, with at least two years of service.
Pending in the committeeSen. Pia S. Cayetano - SB 1585· Filed Dec 9, 2025Public School Teachers Hospital Benefits Act
The bill would give public school teachers and their families discounts, faster service, and broader health coverage at government hospitals, and would require PhilHealth to raise its benefits for them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 738· Filed Jul 21, 2025Health Workers Salary Upgrading Act
The bill would raise the basic salary grades of many public‑health professionals, add a set of new allowances (hazard, special‑risk, rice subsidy, laundry, etc.), provide a monthly longevity bonus, and give cash compensation for work‑related injuries or death.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 1643· Filed Dec 17, 2025Dental Service Office in Every City or Municipality Act
The bill would set up a dental clinic in every city and municipal health center, making basic dental care more available and part of the overall health system.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 838· Filed Aug 4, 2025Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
The bill would create a comprehensive law for barangay health workers, defining their duties, how they are hired and kept, training, pay, allowances, insurance, and other benefits, while setting up a national database and requiring local governments to support them.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 864· Filed Aug 4, 2025Amending R.A. No. 11223 (Universal Health Care Act)
The bill adds dental care to PhilHealth coverage, lets anyone use benefits right away without an ID, reviews benefits every three years, gives overseas workers a 50 % premium discount, expands the PhilHealth board, and requires yearly audits and a third‑party reviewer.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 412· Filed Jul 10, 2025Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
The bill creates a “Magna Carta” for barangay health workers, giving them defined roles, a minimum monthly pay, benefits, training, and job security, while setting up a national database and professional associations.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 1218· Filed Aug 20, 2025Amending R.A. No. 11223 (Universal Healthcare Act)
The bill would become law 15 days after official publication.
Pending in the committeeSen. Erwin T. Tulfo - SB 176· Filed Jul 7, 2025State Universities and Colleges (Sucs) Mental Health Service Act of 2025
The bill would require every public university and college to set up a Mental Health Office, hire qualified counselors and psychologists, run awareness campaigns, and provide hotlines for students and staff.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 880· Filed Aug 4, 2025Pandemic and Other Public Health Emergency Preparedness Act
The bill creates a council to design a national plan for pandemics, sets up testing and quarantine sites, orders vaccines and protective gear for health workers, and provides penalties for people or facilities that refuse to cooperate.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1510· Filed Nov 12, 2025Health Outreach for Seniors and Indigents Program
The bill proposes a nationwide program that brings health services, assistive devices and hygiene kits directly to seniors and poor people with disabilities, using local health workers and coordinated effort among several government agencies.
Pending in the house of representativesSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 1541· Filed Nov 18, 2025Free Health Card for All State Universities and Colleges (Suc) Personnel Act
The proposal would require every state university and college to give its full‑time teachers and staff a free HMO health plan, on top of the existing PhilHealth coverage.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 2103· Filed May 5, 2026University Teaching Hospital for Universal Health Care Act
The bill creates a national system of university‑affiliated teaching hospitals that are linked to local health networks and to medical schools, with the goal of improving the quality and distribution of health‑professionals and supporting the Universal Health Care agenda.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1220· Filed Aug 20, 2025Strengthening the Philippine Healthcare System
The bill proposes to lower health insurance premiums, give subsidies to overseas workers, keep benefits for dual citizens, remove co‑payments for basic hospital rooms, and set up new bodies to manage funds, competition and technology assessment.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1615· Filed Dec 16, 2025Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
The bill would give barangay health workers a minimum monthly pay, hazard pay, insurance, retirement incentives and other benefits, while also setting up training, certification, a national database and a subsidy for poorer towns.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Robinhood Padilla - SB 328· Filed Jul 9, 2025Comprehensive Mental Health Benefit Act
The proposed Comprehensive Mental Health Benefit Act would require PhilHealth to add a benefit package that covers all mental‑health disorders for every Filipino, including children, and would fund it from PhilHealth’s existing premium revenues.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1636· Filed Dec 17, 2025Medical Reserve Corps Act
The bill creates a reserve of doctors, nurses, students and other health workers who can be called on during pandemics, natural disasters or other health crises, and sets up training, pay and legal protections for them.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1723· Filed Jan 28, 2026Breast Care Center Act
The proposal would create a Breast Care Center in every Philippine region, attach it to the nearest regional or district hospital, equip it for screening, diagnosis, treatment and education, and fund it from the Department of Health’s budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 1065· Filed Aug 6, 2025Healthcare Facility Augmentation Act
The bill would require every public university or college that teaches medicine to build and run a hospital of at least 50 beds, using funds automatically added to the school’s budget for five years.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1534· Filed Nov 18, 2025Right to Care Act
The Right to Care Act would let any adult PhilHealth member name a trusted person to make medical decisions for them if they become unable to decide, and it would require hospitals and clinics to honor that choice.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 466· Filed Jul 14, 2025Medical Reserve Corps Act
The Medical Reserve Corps Act would create a pool of doctors, nurses, students and other health workers who can be quickly trained and called upon to help during pandemics, natural disasters, or other health crises. The Department of Health would manage registration, training, and deployment, and members would keep their regular jobs while receiving extra pay and benefits when activated.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 2211· Filed Jun 1, 2026Private Health Workers Incentives and Benefits Act
The bill would give private‑sector health workers a monthly ₱5,000 allowance, extra pay during pandemics, meal and housing subsidies, and lump‑sum compensation of ₱100,000 for injury or disease and ₱1,000,000 for death.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jv Ejercito - SB 637· Filed Jul 15, 2025Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
The bill creates a comprehensive framework for barangay health workers, defining their duties, setting standards for recruitment, registration, certification, and training, and guaranteeing minimum pay, allowances, insurance and other benefits, while also establishing oversight mechanisms, penalties for violations, and a national information system to manage the workforce.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Win T. Gatchalian - SB 920· Filed Aug 5, 2025Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Cdc) Act
The bill proposes creating a new national agency, the Philippine CDC, under the Department of Health to lead disease prevention, surveillance, laboratory work, and emergency response across the country.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 1194· Filed Aug 14, 2025Creation of Dental Unit in Every Rural Health Unit
The bill proposes to establish a dental unit in every rural health unit, staffed by a dentist and a health‑worker aide, and to fund these units through the Department of Health’s budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri - SB 866· Filed Aug 4, 2025Philippine Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (Cdc) Act
The bill creates a new agency, the Philippine Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), under the Department of Health to lead disease prevention, surveillance, research, and response across the country.
Pending in the committeeSen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada - SB 505· Filed Jul 14, 2025State Universities and Colleges Mental Health Services Act
The bill would require every public university and college to set up a dedicated mental‑health office, a 24‑hour hotline, and to hire and train qualified mental‑health staff with competitive salaries.
Pending in the committeeSen. Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero - SB 1609· Filed Dec 15, 2025Personal Protective Equipment (Ppe) Stockpiling Act
The bill would require the Department of Health to create and keep a national supply of new, unexpired personal protective equipment enough for all health‑care workers and essential‑industry workers for at least 90 days, and to fund it through the DOH budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Joel Villanueva - SB 1258· Filed Aug 27, 2025Mandatory Reporting of Notifiable Diseases and Health Events of Public Health Concern Act
The proposed law would expand disease‑surveillance, require more entities to report cases, give the health department new powers to test, trace and isolate, and offer tax incentives to private groups that help with monitoring.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1571· Filed Dec 3, 2025Pandemic Readiness and Protection Act
The Pandemic Readiness and Protection Act would give tax and duty breaks, priority in government buying, and stockpiling rules to boost local production of medicines, vaccines, PPE and other essential health items during a pandemic.
Pending in the committeeSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 1264· Filed Aug 27, 2025Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (Cdc) Act
The bill creates a new Philippine Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) under the Department of Health to coordinate disease surveillance, research, emergency response and to modernize the country’s public‑health system.
Pending in the committeeSen. Loren B. Legarda - SB 1598· Filed Dec 10, 2025Private Health Workers Incentives and Benefits Act
The bill creates a law that would give private‑sector health workers a monthly ₱5,000 allowance, extra pay during pandemics, meal subsidies, housing support, and compensation if they are injured or killed on the job. Funding would come from existing personnel benefit funds and a share of gambling and sweepstakes revenues, and the rules would be written by the Labor and Health departments within 90 days.
Pending in the committeeSen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa - SB 390· Filed Jul 10, 2025Magna Carta of Barangay Health Workers
The bill creates a Magna Carta that formally recognizes barangay health workers, sets standards for their recruitment, training, certification, and compensation, and provides benefits such as salaries, honoraria, allowances, insurance, and career‑advancement opportunities.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 1417· Filed Sep 24, 2025Senior Health Aid and Community Visit Act of 2025
The bill creates a national program that registers seniors with disabilities, gives them free assistive devices and hygiene kits, and sends health workers to their homes at least every two months.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Risa Hontiveros - SB 170· Filed Jul 7, 2025Philhealth Card Act of 2025
The bill would require PhilHealth to give every Filipino a health card (or use the existing Phil‑ID) so people know they are covered under the national health insurance program.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 1780· Filed Feb 5, 2026Mandatory Schools Clinic Act
The bill requires every public elementary and secondary school to have a permanent clinic staffed by at least one qualified health professional, with construction to be completed within five years and funded annually through the national budget.
Pending in the committeeSen. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" T. Go - SB 1724· Filed Jan 28, 2026Free Annual Medical Check-Up Act
The bill would give every PhilHealth member a free health check‑up each year, covering a medical history interview, physical exam, basic lab tests and, for adults over 40 or at‑risk, an ECG, with additional tests if doctors deem them necessary.
Pending in the committeeSen. Camille A. Villar - SB 419· Filed Jul 10, 2025Mahal Ko, Barangay Health Worker Ko Law
The bill would make barangay health workers regular city or municipal employees—rather than volunteers—so they receive the same pay and benefits as other local government staff.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Alan Peter "Compañero" S. Cayetano - SB 647· Filed Jul 15, 2025Rural Health Unit Workers Incentives and Other Benefits Act
The bill would give rural health‑unit staff extra pay for hazards, a meal allowance, and scholarships for tuition and stipends, with the exact amounts set by local health boards and LGUs.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 1473· Filed Nov 3, 2025Universal Medical Assistance Act of 2025
The bill creates a universal medical assistance program that automatically pays for hospital and outpatient costs not covered by PhilHealth, removes the need for guarantee letters, and bans political interference.
Consolidated/substituted in the committee reportSen. Raffy T. Tulfo - SB 1324· Filed Sep 2, 2025The Palliative and End of Life Care Act
The bill would require every hospital and health centre in the Philippines to offer palliative and end‑of‑life services, create a fund to help poor patients pay for those services, give family caregivers up to 60 days of paid leave, and set up local boards to oversee the program.
Pending in the committeeSen. Mark A. Villar - SB 295· Filed Jul 9, 2025Medical Reserve Corps Act
The bill creates a Medical Reserve Corps of doctors, nurses, students and allied health workers that can be called upon during pandemics, disasters or other health crises.
Pending in the committeeSen. Juan Miguel "Migz" F. Zubiri
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